If you are watching the funeral, are you watching bbc or itv?

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My mum reckons most people will be watching BBC. What are you watching? BBC for me and my mum (separate homes)

She looks so small all on her own. I wonder if she'll do a Queen Victoria and wear black forever now?

I’ve read it will be for 8 days.

[quote Tana433]@Rillington, its a funeral, not karaokee. No one needs you singing along. They have it covered beautifully![/quote]

Bbc, was ok until seeing Princess the first time, heart broke for the Queen when she got of the car. Didn't think i would be this moved.

@Tullyjune they're lay clerks of St George's chapel. They get paid £12000 a year to sing at church services, they all have jobs outside of the choir, according to the website one is a lawyer,
To answer my own question she's in black because she's not part of the choir but they can't have a child who would usually perform the really high bits at a funeral and not during covid.

www.spectator.co.uk/article/an-encounter-with-the-god-of-niceness-and-biscuits

I read this short piece about the Duke popping into local churches on a Sunday if he was staying somewhere.

The masks are giving them some privacy

It’s so nice not having camera focus on dignitaries as well

[quote sickofpainting]@Tullyjune they're lay clerks of St George's chapel. They get paid £12000 a year to sing at church services, they all have jobs outside of the choir, according to the website one is a lawyer,
To answer my own question she's in black because she's not part of the choir but they can't have a child who would usually perform the really high bits at a funeral and not during covid.[/quote]
Thank you, that’s very interesting.

BBC.

Whoever is speaking now is terrified - he's shaking!

It must be so much pressure on all those involved to get this perfect for the queen.

Also wondering if they are going to carry the coffin down the stairs.

The coffin is being lowered? Or is that my eyesight ?

BBC

@HouseofWindsor

The coffin is being lowered? Or is that my eyesight ?

No you're right. He'll be lowered and interred inside the vault until the Queen dies.

Then they interred together at a vault on the side of St George's

That's me gone when the bagpipes started

Whoa 😮. Pipes and coffin lowering 😢

Bbc always!

Ok that's me gone too

Gosh watching the coffin go down is really moving

Bagpipes tears dripping down my face

Bagpipes. Beautiful sound.

@HouseofWindsor the coffin is being lowered into the vault

BBC

My good god Thales bagpipes and the coffin lowering 😭

BBC. Anybody know what the bagpiper is playing? I recognise the tune but can’t name it!